The West should continue to support the OSCE Minsk Group’s work and subsequently Russia’s involvement for the following reasons.Read more...

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On Thursday, October 18th ASP hosted a panel discussion on the implications of Guyana’s recent discovery of oil. The panel included ASP’s Andrew Holland; Vice Admiral Kevin Green, USN (Ret); Sonya Boodoo from Rystad Energy, and Lisa Viscidi from the Inter-American Dialogue.Read more...

To maximize the leverage that the U.S. and South Korea have when entering negotiations with North Korea, they should present a united front. Both Washington and Seoul should agree on one priority going forward.Read more...

This report shows how the geopolitical challenges and opportunities presented by the coming oil boom will transform Guyana, and how American policymakers should build a closer relationship with the country to ensure sustainable, long-term security.Read more...

China has been making headlines in recent months regarding its well-documented trade war with the U.S. The trade war continues to attract the attention of the international arena, but behind the scenes China has been experiencing another serious economic threat, drought.Read more...

ASP’s Climate Security Program Manager Esther Babson was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report article published last week regarding China’s growing geopolitical influence from foreign direct investment projects in nations around the world.Read more...

Hurricane Michael severely damaged Tyndall Air Force Base, the home of the U.S. military's F-22s. Climate change will only make storms like Hurricane Michael more common and extreme, potentially impacting U.S. military readiness.Read more...

The greater Mekong River basin is undoubtedly one of the world’s most valuable ecological resources. Eleven dams already exist on the Mekong mainstream and over one hundred are on its tributaries. Plans for another dam, Sambor, which would be the largest dam on the Mekong, has raised new concerns.Read more...

Taliban attacks raise questions on Afghanistan’s ability to maintain election security, which was held as the reason the elections have been delayed for the past two years consecutively.Read more...